UNIVERSITY    OF    CALIFORNIA  agricultural  Experiment  Station 

COLLEGE    OF  AGRICULTURE  E-  J-  WlCKSON,   d. rector 

BERKELEY,    CALIFORNIA 


CIRCULAR  No.  53 

(June,  1910.) 


ANNOUNCEMENT  OF  FARMERS'  SHORT 
COURSES  FOR  1910 


AT  THE 


UNIVERSITY  FARM,  DAVIS,  CALIFORNIA 


General  Agriculture,  two  weeks,  September  26th-October  8th. 

Dairy  Manufactures,  eight  weeks,  October  3rd-November  22nd. 

Market  Milk  and  Cream  Supply,  two  weeks,  October  17th-28th. 

Animal  Industry  and  Veterinary  Science,  three  weeks,  October  17th-November 
4th. 

Poultry  Husbandry:  Incubating  and  Care  of  Chicks,  seven  weeks,  October  3rd- 
November  19th;  Lectures  and  Demonstrations,  two  weeks,  October  17th- 
29th. 

Horticulture,  Viticulture,  and  Entomology,  two  weeks,  November  9th-23rd. 
FARMERS'  WEEK,  October  10th-15th. 


Benjamin  Ide  Wheeler,  Ph.D.,  LL.D.,  President  of  the  University. 

INSTRUCTING    STAFF    AND    SUBJECTS. 
E.  J.  Wickson,  M.A.,  Horticulture,  Grasses  and  Forage  Crops. 
Leroy   Anderson,   M.S. A.,   Ph.D.,  Farm  Management,   Superintendent   University 

Farm  Schools. 
M.  E.  Jaffa,  M.S.,  Poultry  Husbandry,  Nutrition. 
C.  W.  Woodworth,  M.S.,  Entomology. 
R.  E.  Smith,  M.S.,  Plant  Pathology. 
G.  W.  Shaw,  M.A.,  Ph.D.,  Cereals  and  Sugar  Beets. 

E.  W.  Major,  B.Agr.,  Animal  Industry,  Farm  Manager. 

F.  T.  Bioletti,  M.S.,  Viticulture. 
W,  T.  Clarke,  B.S.,  Horticulture. 

B.  A.  Etoheverry,  B.S.,  Irrigation. 
J.  S;  Burd,  B.S.,  Fertilizers. 

C.  M.  Haring,  D.V.M.,  Veterinary  Science. 
H.  A.  Hopper,  M.S. A.,  Dairy  Industry. 

A.  M.  Cleghorn,  B.A.,  Principal  School  of  Agriculture. 
R.  M.  Roberts,  B.S.A.,  Farm  Practice  and  Viticulture. 
E.  H.  Haceman,  Dairy  Industry. 
R.  E.  Mansell,  Horticulture. 

A.  J.  Gaumnitz,  B.S.A.,  Cereals. 
J.  H.  Norton,  M.S.,  Fertilizers. 
Howard  Phillips,  B.S.,  Animal  Industry. 
Roscoe  Farrar,  M.S.,  Soils  and  Farm  Crops. 
L.  M.  Davis,  B.S.,  Dairy  Industry. 

B.  S.  Brown,  B.S.A.,  Horticulture. 
P.  D.  Hawk,  B.S.,  Animal  Industry. 

J.  S.  Thompson,  B.S.,  Animal  Industry. 

S.  H.  Beckett,  B.S.,  Irrigation. 

E.  L.  Morris,  B.S.,  Entomology. 

W.  H.  Volck,  Entomology. 

Katharine  Winans,  B.S.,  Matron  of  Dormitory. 

S.  D.  Wilkins,  Poultry. 

R.  C.  Ingrim,  Shop  Work. 

H.  C.  Shaw,  Clerk. 

J".  T.  Rodgers,  Farm  Foreman. 

Emil  Grauel,  Orchardist. 

Leo  Kloekler,  Assistant  Buttermaker. 

Thomas  Wilson,  Gardener. 

J.  Alvares,  Stockman. 


THE    UNIVERSITY   FARM 


EQUIPMENT. 

An  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  1905  created  a  Commission  to  select, 
and  provided  money  to  purchase,  a  farm  for  the  University  of  Cali- 
fornia, to  be  called  the  University  Farm,  and  to  be  used  through  the 
College  of  Agriculture  for  conducting  experiments  and  for  giving 
instruction  to  students  in  agriculture.  The  Commission  finally 
selected  a  farm  of  780  acres  of  fine  valley  land  near  Davis,  in  Yolo 


SHEEP   BARN,   DAIRY   BARN,   AND    HORSE   BARN. 

County,  which  was  purchased  in  1906.  Davis  is  thirteen  miles  west  of 
Sacramento,  and  ten  miles  south  of  Woodland.  It  is  at  the  junction  of 
two  branches  of  the  Southern  Pacific  railroad,  one  leading  into  Oregon, 
the  other  to  the  East.  The  farm  adjoins  the  town  on  the  west,  and 
lies  along  the  north  bank  of  Putah  Creek. 


GENERAL    AGRICULTURE. 

Field  Crops. — In  the  development  of  the  farm  for  the  particular 
uses  for  which  it  is  designed  it  is  being  gradually  transformed  from 
its  original  state  as  a  grain  and  hay  field  to  areas  of  varieties  of  crops 
grown  either  commercially  or  experimentally.  More  than  400  acres 
are  still  used  for  growing  grain  and  hay  for  feed  or  for  sale.     One 


hundred  and  forty  acres  have  been  seeded  to  alfalfa,  the  chief  use  of 
which  is  feed  for  stock  and  the  surplus  for  the  market. 

Experimental  work  in  field  crops  covers  a  wide  scope  and  is  for 
the  purpose  of  testing  present  varieties,  breeding  new  varieties,  and 
for  soil  improvement  under  different  systems  of  culture  and  rotations. 
On  the  fifty  acres  devoted  to  this  experimentation  are  26  types  of 
alfalfa,  250  varieties  of  wheat,  100  varieties  of  barley,  50  varieties  of 
oats,  15  varieties  of  cow  peas,  12  varieties  of  sorghums  and  Kaffir 
corn,  12  varieties  of  Indian  corn,  besides  some  plantings  of  hemp  and 
sugar  and  stock  beets. 

Irrigation. — The  farm  is  under  the  ditch  of  the  Yolo  Consolidated 
Water  and  Power  Company,  which  draws  its  supply  from  Cache  Creek, 
the  outlet  of  Clear  Lake.  This  year  the  portion  of  the  farm  leveled 
and  being  supplied  with  water  is  164  acres.  Of  this  area  140  acres 
is  alfalfa  and  the  remainder  orchard  and  experimental  field  crops. 
The  alfalfa  land  has  been  laid  out  with  a  view  to  show  the  most 
economical  methods  of  applying  water  to  large  areas.  The  gates  and 
other  structures  are  chiefly  of  concrete  and  illustrate  different  types 
of  construction. 

The  chief  experimental  work  in  irrigation  is  conducted  by  the 
U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture  on  about  twenty-five  acres  of  land 
allotted  for  uses  of  the  Federal  department.  The  major  portion  of 
this  is  in  alfalfa  with  a  view  to  studying  the  relative  efficiency  of 
applying  water  to  various  forms  of  checks.  Different  kinds  of  ditch 
linings  are  being  investigated  as  to  their  value  in  preventing  losses 
by  seepage.  Measuring  devices  of  all  kinds  are  installed  in  such  a 
manner  as  to  show  comparative  efficiency.  This  department  has  a  well 
upon  its  tract  with  an  electric  pumping  plant  with  which  to  supple- 
ment the  gravity  system  and  study  relative  cost  of  water. 

HORTICULTURE. 

Building. — A  two-story  building,  60  x  80  feet,  is  just  completed, 
and  is  primarily  for  the  use  of  this  division.  On  the  first  floor  are 
well  lighted  laboratories  for  horticulture,  viticulture,  entomology,  and 
botany.  Immediately  adjoining  is  a  work  room  for  plant  propagation 
and  a  greenhouse.  On  the  second  floor  are  chemistry  and  soil  labora- 
tories, two  classrooms  and  several  offices. 

The  orchard  tract  proper  comprises  twenty  acres  of  land,  twelve  of 
which  are  now  planted  to  a  miscellaneous  collection  of  fruit  and  nut 
bearing  trees.     The  objects  sought  by  these  plantings  are  three-fold : 


(1)  Educational:  The  orchard  is  being  used  as  a  laboratory  in  which 
methods  of  work  in  cultivation,  irrigation,  pruning,  and  the  general 
care  of  trees  are  being  studied  and  done.  (2)  Experimental:  Many 
varieties  of  fruits  are  now  growing  in  the  orchard.  These  were  chosen 
with  the  idea  of  trying  out  the  different  kinds  and  determining  their 
value  to  the  State.  Among  other  interesting  exhibits  in  the  orchard 
are  some  eighty  varieties  of  peaches.  (3)  Standardization:  An  im- 
portant object  aimed  at  in  this  orchard  is  the  growing  of  trees  truly 
representative  of  the  various  varieties,  so  that  in  the  future,  scions 
that  will  be  useful  in  maintaining  the  integrity  of  these  varieties,  may 
be  sent  out  to  growers. 

Many  different  varieties  of  walnuts  are  now  planted  and  growing 
as  avenue  trees.  The  uses  of  these  plantings  are  the  same  as  those 
ascribed  to  the  orchard.  A  nursery  tract  of  some  two  acres  is  now  in 
use  and  many  kinds  of  trees  are  being  propagated  in  it.  The  useful- 
ness of  this  part  of  the  Horticultural  work  to  the  student  can  hardly 
be  over-estimated. 

A  tract  of  some  six  acres  has  been  recently  dedicated  to  Sylvi- 
cultural  work.  The  work  done  here  will  no  doubt  prove  valuable  in 
the  suggestions  it  will  give  as  to  trees  valuable  for  planting  in  our 
great  valleys.  Some  two  acres  of  eucalyptus  trees,  planted  so  as  to 
make  use  of  the  sewage  overflow  from  the  septic  tank  for  irrigation, 
afford  a  study  as  to  satisfactory  varieties  of  this  tree  and  also  serve 
to  illustrate  methods  of  sewage  disposal.  The  laying  out  of  ranch 
properties,  landscape  work  and  the  beautifying  of  grounds  are  illus- 
trated in  the-  operations  now  under  way  on  the  farm. 

VITICULTURE. 

The  Viti cultural  equipment  of  the  University  Farm  consists  of : 

(1)  Ten  acres  of  vineyard  planted  in  March,  1910,  containing  several 
plats  of  our  principal  wine,  table,  and  raisin  grapes,  and  a  collection 
of  about  two  hundred  varieties  of  other  useful  or  promising  varieties. 

(2)  A  collection  of  mother  vines  of  phylloxera  resistant  varieties, 
planted  in  April,  1910;  this  collection  is  for  the  study  of  resistant 
stocks  and  for  furnishing  the  grapegrowers  with  small  lots  of  cuttings 
for  experiment  purposes.  (3)  A  vine  nursery  containing  about  ten 
thousand  grafted  vines,  including  most  of  our  best  varieties  of  Vini- 
fera  as  scions  and  the  principal  resistant  varieties  as  stocks;  this 
nursery  is  planted  for  the  production  of  bench-grafted  vines  to  be 
planted  at  the  University  Farm  and  on  the  Kearney  estate  at  Fresno, 
the  object  being  to  have  two  collections  that  will  give  us  reliable  data 


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on  which  to  base  recommendations  as  to  grafting  stocks.  (4)  A  graft- 
ing house  and  cutting  shed,  furnished  with  all  necessary  grafting 
apparatus,  including  open-air  and  hot  room,  callusing  beds,  and 
appliances  for  the  disinfection   of  cuttings.      (5)   A   laboratory  and 


GRAFTING    SHED    AND    PROPAGATION    HOUSE. 

lecture  room  for  the  use  of  students  in  Viticulture.  This  equipment, 
while  far  from  complete  at  present,  will  afford  the  opportunity  of 
giying  a  practical  course  which  should  be  of  value  to  students  of 
Viticulture  who  wish  to  put  themselves  abreast  of  the  great  progress 
which  has  been  made  in  late  years  in  the  industry. 


ANIMAL    INDUSTRY. 

Buildings. — The  dairy  barn  consists  of  a  main  hay  and  feed  portion 
(41  x  166  feet)  and  two  wings  at  right  angles  thereto  (each  41  x  105 
feet).  There  is  a  concrete  floor  throughout  and  concrete  mangers  and 
gutters.  The  east  wing  has  stanchions  for  fifty-two  cows,  while  the 
west  wing  is  fitted  with  small  stanchions  for  calves,  and  with  ten  box- 
stalls  for  cowts  at  calving  and  for  bulls.  The  central  part  of  the  main 
barn  is  reserved  for  hay  storage,  while  in  the  ends  are  driveways, 
feed-rooms,  a  machinery  room,  and  three  sleeping-rooms  for  attendants. 

The  horse  barn  is  50  x  100  feet  and  is  fitted  on  the  ground  floor 
with  eight  box-stalls,  nine  single  stalls,  attendant's  room,  harness 
room,  wash  floor  for  carriages  and  carriage  space.  The  upper  floor 
is  given  over  entirely  to  hay  storage. 

The  sheep  barn  is  44  x  90  feet  and  likewise  of  two  stories.  Two- 
thirds  of  the  ground  floor  is  arranged  with  portable  partitions  for 


sheep   pens   and   the   remainder   contains   store   and   feed-rooms   and 
sleeping-room  for  attendant.     The  second  floor  is  for  hay  storage. 

Livestock. — The  cattle  are  all  pure  bred.  The  dairy  breeds  are 
represented  by  Jersey  and  Holstein  and  the  beef  breeds  by  Shorthorn. 
Among  the  horses  are  found  grade  specimens  illustrating  Percheron, 
Shire,  and  Roadster  breeds.  The  farm  also  owns  about  two  dozen 
mules  of  as  good  type  as  is  found  on  California  ranches.  Of  swine 
the  Poland  China  and  Berkshire  are  well  represented,  while  Shrop- 
shires  represent  the  sheep. 

VETERINARY    SCIENCE. 

The  Veterinary  Building  is  40  x  80  feet,  with  a  wing  20  x  40  con- 
taining single  and  box-stalls  for  animals  under  treatment.  In  the 
center  of  the  building  is  a  lecture  room  40  x  40  feet,  with  raised  seats 
facing  an  arena  15  x  40  feet,  where  demonstrations  upon  animals  can 
be  readily  observed  by  the  class.  An  anatomy  room,  20  x  30  feet,  con- 
tains a  modern  veterinary  operating  table  and  other  appliances  for 
up-to-date  surgery.  The  laboratory,  20  x  30  feet,  is  equipped  with 
compound  microscopes,  sterilizers,  incubators  and  other  apparatus 
necessary  for  bacteriological  work.  A  large  collection  of  pathological 
specimens  illustrating  all  the  common  animal  diseases,  and  of 
anatomical  models,  is  available  for  instruction  purposes.  Clinical 
material  representing  the  various  diseases  and  ailments  of  farm 
animals  is  always  at  hand  during  the  Short  Courses. 

DAIRY    INDUSTRY. 

The  Creamery  (60x80  feet)  is  completely  equipped  for  instruc- 
tion in  all  branches  of  dairy  industry.  Heat  and  power  for  the 
machinery  are  supplied  by  a  forty-horsepower  boiler.  On  the  first 
floor,  besides  the  engine-room,  are  rooms  for  separating,  churning, 
cheesemaking,  and  for  bottling  milk  and  cream.  On  the  second  floor 
are  a  large  milk-testing  laboratory,  the  lecture  rooms  and  offices  of  the 
dairy  division,  and  the  general  administrative  office  of  the  farm. 

Buttermaking. — On  receipt  of  cream,  it  is  pasteurized  with  a 
Peerless  pasterizer  and  ripened  in  a  Peerless  cream  ripener,  where 
temperature  is  controlled  by  revolving  coils  through  which  brine  is 
circulated.  A  trunion  starter  can  is  in  daily  use  for  preparing  starter 
culture  to  use  in  further  controlling  the  results  of  ripening.  Two  large 
power  churns  of  different  pattern  are  in  use,  and  the  butter  is  packed 
into  a  large  modern  mould,  where  it  is  quickly  cut  into  squares  of  one 


or  two  pounds.     Power  and  hand  separators  of  different  design  are 
in  use. 

Market  Milk. — The  equipment  for  this  work  comprises  a  Farring- 
ton  Jr.  pasteurizer,  and  horizontal  tubular  cooler,  to  which  the  milk  is 
delivered  by  a  sanitary  milk  pump.  A  bottling  machine  receives  the 
cooled  milk  and  fills  four  bottles  at  a  stroke.    Besides  necessary  filling 


DAIRY    BARN. 


cases,  there  is  a  sterilizing  oven  for  the  sterilization  of  all  utensils 
used.  In  the  adjoining  washroom  are  found  a  turbine  bottle  washer, 
a  Babcock  tester,  and  all  facilities  for  washing. 

Cheesemaking. — In  the  making  of  different  kinds  of  cheese,  there 
are  provided,  numerous  vats,  two  styles  of  presses,  two  curd  mills, 
acidity  tests,  rennet  tests,  etc.  There  are  three  cold  storage  rooms  for 
cheese  and  provisions  for  regulating  temperature  and  humidity. 

Testing  of  Dairy  Products. — A  spacious  laboratory  provides  locker 
and  desk  room  for  eighty  students.  In  addition  to  a  liberal  assort- 
ment of  all  necessary  forms  of  testing  glassware,  there  are  provided 
Babcock  testers,  a  casein  test,  and  numerous  moisture  tests.  Facilities 
are  provided  for  acid  tests,  salt  tests,  curd  tests,  fermentation  tests, 
dirt  tests,  and  tests  for  adulteration  and  preservation  of  dairy 
products. 

POULTRY    HUSBANDRY. 

Ten  acres  of  the  farm  have  been  set  aside  for  the  use  of  the  Poultry 
department.  This  affords  generous  space  not  only  for  all  necessary 
buildings  and  yard  accommodations,  but  also  for  the  raising  of  many 
varieties  of  green  food  for  the  chickens.    The  buildings  consist  of : 


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(1)  The  incubator  cellar,  20  x  36  feet,  with  cement  foundations  and 
walls,  and  now  equipped  with  six  incubators  of  various  makes.  The 
superstructure  is  devoted  to  a  library  and  reading-room  for  the  use 
of  the  students. 

(2)  The  brooder  house,  12x20  feet,  is  of  approved  design  of  the 
ordinary  "hover"  style  compartment.  It  affords  the  student  full 
opportunity  to  study  the  "hover"  method  of  caring  for  brooder  chicks. 
There  is  also  planned  the  construction  of  a  "room-heated"  brooder, 
which  has  many  advantages  in  its  favor  where  chicks  are  raised  in 
large  numbers.  This  will  enable  the  student  to  watch  the  two 
methods,  side  by  side,  and  compare  results. 

(3)  Laying  and  roosting  houses.  Two  houses  on  the  continuous 
plan  of  different  styles  are  already  completed.  It  is  the  intention  of 
the  department  to  construct  models  of  as  many  different  kinds  of 
houses  as  possible,  and  to  show  the  special  uses  and  advantages  of  each 
kind.  The  colony  house  and  movable  house  system  will  be  illustrated 
for  those  who  have  plenty  of  space,  and  the  different  methods  of 
carrying  out  the  intensive  system  of  those  whose  space  is  limited. 


La**. 


-  Bti i  _jt_ i . 


ENTRANCE   TO   FARM. 


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CALENDAR    OF    SHORT    COURSES. 
General  Agriculture,  two  weeks,  September  26th-October  8th. 
Dairy  Manufactures,  eight  weeks,  October  3rd-November  22nd. 
Market  Milk  and  Cream  Supply,  two  wTeeks,  October  17th-28th. 
Animal  Industry  and  Veterinary  Science,  three  weeks,  October  17th- 

November  4th. 
Poultry  Husbandry :    Incubating  and  Care  of  Chicks,   seven  weeks, 

October  3rd-November  19th;  Lectures  and  Demonstrations,  two 

weeks,  October  17th-29th. 
Horticulture,  Viticulture,  and  Entomology,  two  weeks,  November  9th- 

23rd. 
Farmers'  Week,  October  10th-15th. 

The  short  courses  are  open  to  all  persons  who  are  at  least  seventeen 
years  of  age.  No  entrance  examination  will  be  given  nor  any  require- 
ment imposed  except  careful  attention  to  the  work  of  course  selected. 
Copies  of  this  circular  will  be  mailed  free  to  all  who  inquire,  and 
any  person  in  whose  hands  it  may  fall  is  requested  to  tell  his  friends 
and  neighbors  about  the  good  things  offered  at  Davis.  Send  us  the 
addresses  of  friends  whom  you  think  would  be  interested  in  knowing 
what  the  University  Farm  is  doing. 

Leroy  Anderson, 

Superintendent  University  Farm  School, 

Davis,  California. 


DINING   HALL,  DORMITORY,  PAVILION,  AND  DAIRY   BUILDING. 


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GENERAL    AGRICULTURE.— Two  Weeks. 
Monday,  September  26th-Saturday,  October  8th. 

Irrigation.  Associate  Professor  Etcheverry  and  Mr.  Beckett. 

Explanation  of  principles  and  construction  of  levels  and  level 
rods.  Practice  with  levels  and  rods.  Staking  out  work,  calculating 
quantities  and  keeping  notes. 

Preparation  of  land  for  irrigation.  Description  of  tools  used  in 
digging  laterals  and  grading  land.  Different  methods  of  applying 
water.  Measurement  of  water  and  computation  by  means  of  meters, 
weirs,  floats,  etc. 

First  week,  3  lectures  and  5  hours  field  work  daily. 

Grasses  and  Forage  Crops.  Professor  Wickson. 

A  discussion  of  the  various  lands  available  for  pasturage  and 
forage  purposes  in  California ;  of  the  policies  which  yield  best 
results,  and  the  culture  of  grasses  and  other  forage  plants  which 
have  shown  special  adaptation  to  California  conditions  under  rain- 
fall or  irrigation. 

Farmers'  Week,  1  lecture  daily. 

Fertilizers.  Assistant  Professor  Burd. 

The  nature  of  fertilizers  and  their  relation  to  plants  and  soils. 
Second  week,  1  lecture  daily. 

Field  Crops.  Associate  Professor  Shaw  and  Mr.  Gaumnitz. 

The  lectures  will  cover  the  technique  of  production  of  grains, 
sugar  beets,  and  suitable  rotative  crops,  including  a  discussion  of 
soil  adaptability,  seed  selection,  and  testing,  preparation  of  land, 
fertilizer  and  water  requirements,  and  the  conservation  of  soil 
fertility. 

Second  week,  2  lectures  daily. 

Farm  Management.  Professor  Anderson. 

Keeping  accounts  on  the  farm,  the  use  and  value  of  annual 
inventory  and  other  questions  relating  to  the  business  side  of 
agriculture. 

Second  week,  1  lecture  daily. 

Soils. 

Lectures,  laboratory  and  field  work  upon  soil  types,  movements 
of  soil  water,  methods  of  cultivation,  and  a  study  of  implements 
and  machinery  for  cultivation. 

Second  week,  1-4  hours  daily. 


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DAIRY    MANUFACTURES.— Eight  Weeks. 

October  3rd-November  22nd. 

For  Creamery  Buttermakers  and  Cheesemakers. 

Instructors — Assistant  Professor  Hopper,  Mr.  Davis,  Mr.  Hagemann, 

Mr.  Kloekler,  and  others. 

This  course  affords  as  much  instruction  in  the  nature  and  qualities 
of  milk  or  cream  and  the  manufacture  of  butter  and  cheese  as  the  time 
will  permit. 

Lectures  on  the  secretion,  composition,  and  handling  of  milk;  fer- 
mentations in  milk  and  their  control;  testing  milk,  cream,  and  other 
products  for  butter-fat ;  separation  of  cream,  cream  ripening,  pasteur- 
ization, and  the  use  of  starters;  churning,  control  of  and  tests  for 
water  in  butter;  dairy  bacteriology;  cheesemaking,  curing,  creamery 
accounting,  etc. ;  steam  engines,  boilers,  motors,  pumps,  etc.  Lectures 
upon  the  breeding,  care  and  improvement  of  dairy  cattle,  and  practice 
in  judging. 

Two  lectures  daily  for  eight  weeks.  Practice  in  the  separating 
room,  churning  room,  cheese  rooms,  milk  testing  laboratory,  bacteri- 
ology laboratory,  judging,  etc. ;  4-6  hours  daily,  including  Saturday. 

During  this  course  the  sixth  and  last  entry  for  the  current  year  of 
the  Educational  Butter  Scoring  Contest  will  be  scored  at  the  dairy 
school  for  the  benefit  of  students.  This  affords  an  opportunity  to 
examine  butter  from  all  parts  of  the  State. 

It  is  recommended  that  those  registering  in  this  course  shall  have 
had  some  creamery  or  dairy  experience.  While  we  do  not  guarantee 
positions  to  the  students  in  this  course,  the  demand  for  men  with 
training  in  these  subjects  is  so  great  that  all  worthy  students  have 
thus  far  found  good  positions. 


PASTEURIZING,    COOLING,    AND   BOTTLING    MILK. 


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MAKKET    MILK    AND    CEEAM    SUPPLY.— Two  Weeks. 

October  17th-28th. 

For  Milk  Producers,  Dealers,  and  Creamery  Patrons. 

Instructors — Assistant  Professor  Hopper,  Mr.  Davis,  Mr.  Hagemann, 

and  others. 

This  course  offers  practical  instruction  in  the  most  approved 
methods  of  producing  and  handling  milk  or  cream  for  creamery  pur- 
poses or  for  direct  consumption. 

Lectures  upon  the  composition  of  milk  and  the  necessary  require- 
ments for  properly  producing  and  handling  milk  and  cream  for 
market  or  dairy  purposes.  Lectures  upon  the  breeding,  care,  and 
improvement  of  dairy  cattle.  Testing  milk  and  cream  for  butter-fat, 
acidity,  or  adulteration.  Practice  with  hand  separators;  in  bottling, 
standardizing,  pasteurizing,  etc. 

Two  to  four  lectures  daily.  Practice  in  testing,  judging,  and 
market  milk  rooms.    4-6  hours  daily. 

For  instruction  in  milk  testing,  students  should  register  in  one  of 
the  above  courses. 

ANIMAL   INDUSTRY  AND  VETERINARY   SCIENCE.— Three   Weeks. 

Monday,  October  17th-Friday,  November  4th. 

Animal  Industry.  Associate  Professor  Major,  Mr.  Phillips, 

Mr.  Thompson  and  Mr.  Hawk. 

First  Week — Dairy  Cattle.  A  course  of  lectures  on  the  various 
breeds  of  dairy  cattle;  their  selection,  feeding,  care  and  manage- 
ment ;  special  attention  being  given  to  the  economical  production  of 
milk  and  butter-fat ;  practice  work  in  judging. 

Care  and  Feeding  of  Dairy  Stock.  Lectures  on  the  principles 
of  feeding;  raising  and  handling  of  forage  crops;  silos  and  silage; 
planning  of  dairy  buildings. 

Second  Week — Beef  Cattle,  Sheep  and  Swine.  Lectures  on 
market  types,  breeds  and  their  handling,  including  a  study  of  their 
origin,  history,  characteristics  and  adaptability  to  different  condi- 
tions of  soil  and  climate ;  practice  work  in  judging. 

Third  Week — Horses  and  Mules.  Lectures  on  the  various 
breeds ;  their  origin  and  history ;  feeding,  care  and  handling,  par- 
ticular attention  being  given  to  the  market  types,  with  their  char- 
acteristics and  adaptability  for  different  purposes ;  practice  work  in 
judging. 

Veterinary  Science.  Dr.  Haring  and  Special  Lecturers. 

The  prevention  of  animal  diseases,  care  and  treatment  of  sick 
animals,  preparation  of  simple  farm  medicines,  methods  of  restraint 
for  animals  during  operations,  and  practical  facts  regarding  the 
anatomy  and  physiology  of  domestic  animals,  illustrated  by  dissec- 
tions of  horses  and  cattle.  A  limited  number  of  students  will  be 
privileged  to  perform  minor  surgical  operations  such  as  dehorning, 
spaying  of  cows,  castrating,  and  veterinary  dentistry. 


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POULTEY    HUSBANDRY. 

Incubation  and  Brooding.  (Seven  weeks,  October  3-November  19th.) 
Professor  Jaffa,  Mr.  Wilkins,  and  Special  Lecturers. 
This  course  is  offered  for  the  benefit  of  those  who  wish  to  study 
incubation  from  the  beginning  and  also  the  care  and  feeding  of 
brooder  chicks  during  the  most  critical  period  of  their  lives. 
Persons  electing  the  seven  weeks'  course  will  have  charge  of  the 
incubators  from  the  time  of  putting  in  the  eggs  until  hatching  and 
then  will  care  for  the  chicks  for  four  weeks.  They  will  also  have 
the  advantage  of  the  two  weeks'  course  of  lectures  and  demonstra- 
tions which  is  specially  arranged  for  those  who  cannot  attend  for  a 
longer  time,  and  which  is  so  planned  as  to  include  the  third  week 
of  incubation  and  first  week  of  brooding. 

Lectures  and  Practice  Work.     (Two  weeks,  October  17th-29th.) 

Professor  Jaffa,  Mr.  Wilkins,  Mrs.  Basley,  and  Mr.  George. 

1.  The  Establishment  of  a  Poultry  Plant.  The  consideration  of 
locality,  selection  of  land,  method  of  operation,  and  economical 
construction. 

2.  Breeds  and  Breeding.  The  study  of  different  breeds,  with 
special  reference  to  California  conditions. 

3.  Judging.  A  study  of  the  standards  of  the  different  breeds 
and  practical  demonstrations  and  scoring. 

4.  Incubation  and  Brooding.  The  study  of  the  principles  in- 
volved in  the  problems  presented. 

5.  Feeding.  The  scientific  principles  underlying  the  use  of 
feeds  and  their  practical  application  to  the  age,  condition,  and 
purpose  for  which  the  fowl  is  designed.  The  composition  of  foods 
and  compounding  of  rations. 

6.  General  Management.  The  study  of  all  branches  of  the 
routine  and  special  problems  that  aid  in  success. 

Diseases  of  Poultry.  Dr.  Haring  and  Special  Lecturers. 

Description  of  common  diseases,  their  prevention  and  treat- 
ment ;  caponizing  and  other  poultry  surgery. 

HORTICULTURE,  VITICULTURE,  AND  ENTOMOLOGY.— Two  Weeks. 
Wednesday,  November  9- Wednesday,  November  23rd. 

Horticulture  and,  Viticulture. 

Professor  Wickson,  Assistant  Professor  Clarke,  Associate 
Professor  Bioletti,  Mr.  Brown,  and  Special  Lecturers. 
A  lecture  and  demonstration  course  covering  the  planting,  care. 
and  management  of  orchards  and  vineyards.  So  far  as  the  season 
and  material  at  hand  permit,  practical  demonstration  will  be  made 
illustrating  the  various  operations  connected  with  the  establish- 
ment and  maintenance  of  orchards  and  vineyards;  special  atten- 
tion being  given  to  bench-grafting,  budding,  making  cuttings,  etc. 
Considerable  time  will  be  devoted  to  cultural  methods  including 
cover  crops,  irrigation,  fertilizers,  and  spraying. 


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Entomology.  Associate  Professor  Woodworth,  Mr.  Morris, 

and  Mr.  Volck. 
A  series  of  lectures  and  demonstrations  covering  the  problems 
and  practice  of  insect  control,  and  including  the  following  subjects : 
Codling  moth,  peach  moth,  potato  moth,  corn  worm,  cutworms, 
grasshoppers,  vinehoppers,  cabbage  aphis,  melon  aphis,  apple-leaf 
aphids,  woolly  aphis,  phylloxera,  San  Jose  scale,  red  and  yellow 
scale,  black  scale,  brown  apricot  scale,  white  fly,  fruit  thrips,  red' 
spiders,  etc.  Also  a  detailed  discussion  of  arsenical  sprays,  distil- 
late emulsions,  limesulphur  mixture,  and  cyanide  fumigation. 

Orchard  Protection. 

A  number  of  lectures  and  laboratory  periods  will  be  devoted  to 
a  study  of  the  various  fungi,  bacteria,  etc.,  which  affect  fruit  grow- 
ing. Such  subjects  as  pear  blight,  walnut  blight,  shot-hole  fungus, 
root  knot,  mildew,  and  soft  rot  will  be  studied,  use  being  made  of 
the  compound  microscope  for  this  purpose.  An  insight  into  the 
methods  of  growth  and  reproduction  of  the  various  fungi  will  be 
gained  which  will  enable  the  orchardist  to  better  understand  the 
methods  of  control. 

Excursions  to  nearby  packing  houses,  orchards,  and  vineyards 
will  be  arranged  for  Saturdays  during  the  continuance  of  this 
course.  Students  will  thus  be  enabled  to  observe  methods  under 
the  most  favorable  conditions.  Reading-rooms  will  be  available, 
and  illustrated  lectures  covering  various  phases  of  orchard  work 
will  profitably  occupy  certain  evenings  while  the  course  is  in 
progress.  The  farm  orchard  contains  over  one  hundred  varieties 
of  deciduous  fruits  and  nuts,  many  of  which  will  be  available  for 
class  work.  A  well  equipped  grafting  house,  cutting  shed,  and 
nursery  are  available  for  instruction.  The  new  Horticultural 
Building  and  equipment  will  afford  ample  opportunity  for  all  kinds 
of  laboratory  work. 

Arrangement  of  Subjects  and  Time  Devoted  to  Each. 


Subject 
Spraying 
Nursery  Work 
Pruning 
Cover  Crops 

Instructor 

W.  H.  Volck 
B.  S.  Brown 
B.  S.  Brown 
E.  E.  Mansell 

Lecture 
4 
2 
2 
4 

Laboratory 
6 
6 

Irrigation 
Fertilizers 

B.  A.  Etcheverry 
J.  H.  Norton 

6 
6 

— 

Entomology 
Orchard  Protection 

C.  W.  Woodworth 
W.  T.  Clarke 

6 

6 
12 

Viticulture 

F.  T.  Bioletti 

6 

8 

Marketing  Methods 

W.  T.  Clarke 

6 

— 

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FARMERS'    WEEK. 

Monday,  October  lOth-Saturday,  October  15th. 

This  affords  an  opportunity  for  farmers  and  others  interested  in 
agriculture  to  gather  for  a  few  days,  get  acquainted,  hold  conferences, 
and  attend  lectures  and  demonstrations  planned  to  give  information 
upon  all  lines  of  agricultural  practice.  The  equipment  at  the  Univer- 
sity Farm  is  more  than  doubled  during  the  past  year,  and  it  is  worth 
one's  while  to  come  just  to  see  what  has  been  done  in  a  material  way 
to  develop  California  agriculture  along  educational  lines.  Then, 
having  come  to  see,  remain  to  study  and  think  upon  the  good  things 
offered  and  their  application  to  the  home  farm.  Most  of  the  good  men 
you  heard  there  last  year  will  be  on  hand  again  with  something  new 
and  fresh  and  worth  while.  And  there  will  be  other  men  and  women 
equally  worth  listening  to  and  getting  acquainted  with.  We  will  also 
have  several  exhibits  which  will  be  of  more  than  passing  interest  and 
instruction. 

Field  and  Forage  Crops. — A  collection  of  grains,  both  in  sheaf  and 
sack,  grown  in  1910,  and  equal  to  the  collections  which  have  attracted 
so  marked  attention  at  fairs  and  demonstration  trains. 

Irrigation. — Methods  of  investigating  losses  of  water  by  seepage 
and  a  display  of  devices  for  measuring  water  and  preparing  land  for 
irrigation. 

Horticulture. — An  exhibit  of  the  best  fruits,  fresh  and  cured, 
grown  in  California,  and  of  machinery  for  orchard  cultivation  and 
protection. 

Dairy  Industry. — The  creamery  will  be  in  full  operation  by 
students  in  the  Short  Course,  using  the  modern  equipment  which  the 
creamery  has  and  making  high  grade  butter  and  cheese. 

Animal  Industry. — A  display  of  the  pure  bred  cattle,  sheep,  and 
swine  on  the  farm,  with  modern  barns  having  sanitary  equipment. 

Veterinary  Science — An  exhibit  of  specimens  showing  common 
diseases  of  farm  animals,  with  suggestions  for  prevention  and  control. 

Poultry  Husbandry. — The  new  poultry  plant,  with  incubators  of 
various  makes,  trap  nests,  brooders,  and  many  kinds  of  poultry  foods. 

Household  Science. — An  exhibit  of  modern  cooking  utensils  and 
household  appliances,  with  lectures  and  demonstrations  in  domestic 
economy  for  the  farm  home. 

OTHER    ACTIVITIES    AT    UNIVERSITY    FARM. 

The  Farm  School. — This  is  a  three-year  course  of  about  eight 
months  each  year,  admitting  boys  who  are  at  least  fifteen  years  of 
age  and  who  have  completed  the  eighth  grade  of  the  grammar  schools 


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or  its  equivalent.  Instruction  is  given,  first  year,  in  farm  crops,  stock 
judging,  botany,  English,  mathematics,  shop  work,  physiology  and 
hygiene;  second  year,  horticulture,  poultry  husbandry,  animal  and 
dairy  industry,  entomology,  chemistry,  English,  history,  mathematics, 
and  farm  accounts;  third  year,  soils  and  soil  fertility,  irrigation  and 
surveying,  physics,  farm  mechanics,  English,  history,  and  additional 
practice  in  animal  and  dairy  industry,  horticulture,  viticulture,  and 
poultry  husbandry  over  that  obtained  during  the  second  year. 

Special  Students  in  Farm  School. — Persons  who  are  at  least 
eighteen  years  of  age  and  who  are  otherwise  qualified  are,  if  they  so 
desire,  admitted  for  one  or  more  terms  for  study  of  such  subjects  as 
are  most  necessary  to  their  particular  line  of  farming.  This  affords 
an  opportunity  for  many  men  and  women  to  better  fit  themselves  for 
dairying,  fruit  growing,  gardening,  stock  raising,  poultry  raising,  or 
whatever  they  may  be  interested  in  without  being  obliged  to  pursue  the 
regular  three-year  course.  In  other  words,  it  is  a  lengthened  short 
course. 

The  first  term  of  the  coming  year  begins  September  12th  and 
closes  December  21st.  The  second  term  begins  January  4th,  1911,  and 
closes  May  10.  Circular  No.  51  gives  the  details  concerning  the  Farm 
School.    For  -more  information  write  to 

Principal  University  Farm  School, 
Davis,  California. 


STUDENTS    MxVKIISG    CHEESE. 


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SCHEDULE    OF    EXERCISES. 

In  most  courses  the  forenoons  from  8  to  12  o'clock  will  be  given 
up  to  lectures,  recitations,  and  conferences.  The  afternoons  will  be 
occupied  with  field  or  laboratory  work,  beginning  at  1  o'clock  and 
continuing  for  three  or  four  hours.  Saturday  morning  will  likewise 
be  used  for  field  work. 

Registration  for  each  course  will  take  place  in  the  Superintendent 's 
office  during  the  forenoon  of  the  first  day  of  each  course.  The  fee  is 
then  paid  and  cards  for  the  course  issued.  Instruction  begins  at  1 
o'clock  of  the  same  day. 

Board  and  room  may  be  obtained  in  Davis  at  from  twenty  to 
twenty-five  dollars  per  month  or  from  six  to  seven  dollars  per  week. 
Private  families  open  their  homes  generally  for  short-course  students 
and  one  hundred  persons  can  be  readily  accommodated  in  addition  to 
the  usual  number  at  hotels. 

A  small  fee  is  charged  each  student  to  cover  cost  of  materials  used 
upon  a  basis  of  one  dollar  per  week  except  in  Dairy  Manufacture, 
where  the  cost  is  a  little  more.  In  the  courses  which  include  milk 
testing  a  deposit  for  breakage  is  also  charged,  but  such  portion  as  is 
not  needed  to  pay  for  breakage  is  returned.  The  fees  and  deposits 
are  as  follows : 

Animal  Industry  and  Veterinary  Science,  fee  $3.00. 

Dairy  Manufacture,  fee  $10.00,  deposit  $5.00. 

Horticulture,  fee  $2.00. 

Irrigation,  Fertilizers  and  Field  Crops,  fee  $2.00. 

Market  Milk  and  Cream  Supply,  fee  $2.00,  deposit  $5.00. 

Poultry  Husbandry,  fee — two  weeks'  course  $2.00,  seven  weeks'  course  $5.00. 

Students  in  the  dairy  courses  will  be  required  to  wear  white  muslin 
suits  and  caps  when  in  the  laboratories.  The  suit  is  one  usually  worn 
by  painters  and  is  inexpensive.  Each  student  should  provide  himself 
with  at  least  two  suits. 

Students  in  some  of  the  other  courses,  especially  Animal  Industry, 
will  need  overalls  and  jumper. 

The  cost  of  the  text  and  note  books  depends  largely  upon  the  desire 
of  the  individual.  Text  books  are  not  required  in  any  course  except 
Dairv  Manufacture.     The  cost  does  not  exceed  $5.00. 


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EEDUCED  RAILKOAD  EATES  TO  THE  SHORT  COURSES. 

The  Southern  Pacific  and  Santa  Fe  Railroad  Companies  will  place 
in  effect  a  rate  of  one  and  one-third  lowest  first-class  fare  per  capita 
for  the  round  trip  on  receipt-certificate  plan,  from  all  stations  in 
California  to  Davis,  tickets  being  on  sale  for  going  trip  September 
15th  to  November  23rd  and  certificates  to  be  honored  for  return  at 
one-third  fare  September  25th  to  November  25th,  1910.  Stopover 
privileges  may  be  secured  on  the  going  trip  if  application  is  made  to 
agent  when  purchasing  ticket.  Stopovers  are  not  allowed  on  return 
trip. 

Prospective  attendants  upon  the  Short  Courses  are  advised  to  be 
sure  to  ask  for  a  receipt  when  purchasing  their  ticket  for  Davis.  The 
receipt  must  be  signed  by  the  clerk  at  the  University  Farm  before 
purchasing  the  return  ticket. 

These  rates  also  apply  to  Farmers'  Week,  October  10th-15th. 


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HOTEL    ACCOMMODATIONS. 

The  proximity  of  Davis  to  Sacramento  and  Woodland  affords 
opportunity  to  attendants  upon  Short  Courses  and  Farmers'  Week  to 
conveniently  find  living  accommodations  when  all  places  in  Davis  are 
filled.    Hotels  in  Woodland  announce  the  following  rates : 

Julian  Hotel:  European  plan,  rooms  per  day  50  cents  and  up,  per  week  $2.50 
and  up.     Meals  25  cents  and  up. 

Byrnes'  Hotel:    American  plan,  $2.50  per  day  and  up. 

Hotels  in  Sacramento  announce  the  following  rates : 

Western  Hotel:  Both  plans.  European,  rooms  per  day  50  cents  and  up,  per 
week  $3.00  and  up;  meals  25  cents.  American,  per  day  $1.25  and  up,  per  week 
$7.00  and  up. 

Hotel  Land:  European  plan,  rooms  per  day  50  cents  to  $2.50,  per  week  $3.00 
to  $15.00.    Meals  a  la  carte. 

St.  Francis:  Both  plans.  European,  rooms  per  day  $1.00  to  $3.00;  meals  35 
cents  to  50  cents.  American,  room  and  board  per  day  $2.25  and  up,  per  week 
$13.50  and  up. 

Hotel  Turclu:    European,  rooms  only,  75  cents  to  $2.00  per  day. 

Hotels  Sacramento,  Golden  Eagle,  and  Capital:  European,  rooms  $1.50  per 
day  and  up.     Meals  a  la  carte. 

Railroad  connections  between  Davis,  W^oodland,  and  Sacramento 
are  at  this  date  (June)  as  follows  : 

Davis  to  Sacramento  (13  miles):  A.M.,  7:25,  10:25;  P.M.,12:09,  3:02,  3:57, 
6:30,  9:55,  11:40. 

Sacramento  to  Davis:    A.M.,  7:00,  10:05,  11:00;   P.M.,  3:30,  6:10,  6:55. 

Davis  to  Woodland  (10  miles)  :    A.M.,  10:30,  10:40;  P.M.,  6:45,  6:55,  11:40. 

Woodland  to  Davis:     A.M.,  7:00,  S:49,  11:30;   P.M.,  2:43,  3:15 


STUDENTS    MAKINCJ    BUTTER. 


